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Tour de Georgia presented by AT&T

By Sheridan Alexander, About.com

Photo of Tour de Georgia (previous year)

Photo of Tour de Georgia (previous year)

Photo Credit: Courtesy of the Georgia Department of Economic Development
Description: North America's premier professional cycling event and rolling festival, the Tour de Georgia presented by AT&T, is an annual, multi-day, professional cycling stage race that features some of the best national and international cycling teams competing through many of Georgia's large and small towns.
Dates: April 21 - 27, 2008
2008 Host Venues: The 12 host venues for 2008 are:
  • Stage 1 - Monday, April 21 – Tybee Island, Georgia to Savannah, Georgia

  • Stage 2 - Tuesday, April 22 – Statesboro, Georgia to Augusta, Georgia

  • Stage 3 - Wednesday, April 23 – Washington, Georgia to Gainesville, Georgia

  • Stage 4 - Thursday, April 24 – Road Atlanta / Braselton, Georgia (Team Time Trial)

  • Stage 5 - Friday, April 25 – Suwanee / Gwinnett Co., Georgia to Dahlonega, Georgia

  • Stage 6 - Saturday, April 26 – Blairsville / Union Co., Georgia to Brasstown Bald Mtn / Towns County, Georgia

  • Stage 7 - Sunday, April 27 – Atlanta, Georgia (Circuit Race)

2008 Teams: The final 15 teams for the 2008 Tour de Georgia are:

UCI Pro Tour

  • Astana Cycling Team (Luxembourg)

  • Saunier Duval-Scott (Spain)

  • Team CSC (Denmark)

  • Team High Road (USA)

  • Team Gerolsteiner (Germany)
UCI Professional Continental
  • BMC Racing Team (USA)

  • Slipstream / Chipotle presented by H30 (USA)
Continental – UCI America Tour
  • Bissell Pro Cycling (USA)

  • Health Net presented by Maxxis (USA)

  • Jelly Belly Cycling Team (USA)

  • Jittery Joe’s Professional Cycling Team (USA)

  • Symmetrics Cycling Team (Canada)

  • Team Type 1 (USA)

  • Toyota - United Professional Cycling Team (USA)
Continental – UCI Asia Tour
  • GE / Marco Polo Cycling Team presented by Trek (China)

Additional Information: Find complete information and confirm the latest details and updates by visiting the Tour de Georgia Web Site.

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